Thomas okay, Knowshon not okay Lard 9-28-10

Douglas LeeSep 28, 2010 8:45 AM

Good Morning, Broncos fans! In great news, Demaryius Thomas ending up not needing an X-ray on his arm, as the pain subsided after that final offensive play Sunday. For what it’s worth, Josh McDaniels said Knowshon Moreno’s hamstring injury is less severe than the one that kept him out of the preseason. Meanwhile, Jay Cutler and the Bears are now 3-0 and Peyton Hillis is the next Jim Brown. If these sort of things rile you up, please look at the big picture! The Broncos are headed in the right direction!

Kenny McKinley’s funeral was held yesterday in Georgia. Wesley Woodyard was among the speakers. More coverage here from the AP.

DP - McD says the Broncos aren’t about to use Tim Tebow to convert short-yardage plays. Plus, he points out that while Kyle Orton put up some big numbers on Sunday, those stats took a dive when it mattered - on third down and in the red zone.

DP - To no great shock, Legwold says the Broncos took a page from the Patriots’ playbook in choosing not to blitz versus Peyton Manning. He then looks back at the Colts’ Plan B, and forward to Chris Johnson. Plus, he takes a look at what’s ailing the Denver running game. Finally, Legwold assesses how Perrish Cox has played so far.

Mike Freeman says teams are faking injuries to buy time within games and includes the Broncos’ visit to the Jets a couple years back as a possible example. Meanwhile, Ray Ratto examines a more sensitive issue: players hitting each other where it really, really hurts. Thanks to BroncosLady for the links!

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Seeing the Bears 3-0 and the Chiefs does bother me I have to admit. Seeing the running game struggle so much after all those years of success if a concern. Seeing Kyle Orton succeeding so well is great.

We need a real strong defensive showing the next 3 weeks or we are in trouble. Titans, Ravens and Jets should not allow to many points. Jets know the Patriots system real well, the Ravens love to pummel us physically so the Titan game is critical to change the momentum, in my opinion.

Posted by Dennis Mitchell on 2010-09-29 11:11:39

I liked Ted&#8217s take on things and I tend to agree with him. Will we have the discipline to continue to improve the areas that need work? Will we continue to make the same mistakes? Really the players will make the difference. I thought we had such a good game plan against Indy, but just couldn&#8217t do all the little things that you have to if you&#8217re going to win the game.

Posted by Ponderosa on 2010-09-28 16:49:11

I loved McD&#8217s expression and thinly veiled contempt for the idea of using Tebow in short yardage. That&#8217s one of those concepts that never had a genesis inside Dove Valley, but has grown amongst the media and the fan base with such passion that everybody has forgot that it is a total media/fan fabrication. It reminds me of the old SNL skit with Jon Lovits&#8212&#8220Yeah, yeah, that&#8217s the ticket&#8230and they&#8217re gonna put jet packs on him, and his number will be a big red S&#8230yeah, yeah, that&#8217s the ticket&#8230&#8221

Anyway, you could tell that the idea annoys McD, which is one of my favorite things about him. He has a certain contempt for the media and he just can&#8217t hide it sometimes. Its probably, more than anything, why they rip on him so much.

Posted by Drewthorn on 2010-09-28 15:31:59

ah, my mistake on JAX (or fleeting short term memory). Thanks again for the Lard: I actually let out a audible sigh of relief that Thomas was okay. That fall looked bad. With each week we are one-week closer to getting Harris back (hopefully for Balt. & NYJ)!

Posted by RalphW on 2010-09-28 14:29:00

Haha, great points Ralph.

As for the JAX game, both of Tebow&#8217s carries were on 1st and 10.

Posted by Douglas Lee on 2010-09-28 13:54:25

Tebow on short yardage is still interesting to me, though I would agree with McD that it&#8217s not advisable. Yes, you should be able to score (or pick up a 1st) another way but wasn&#8217t (short yardage) the situation they did bring him in vs. JAX? Unless that was for appeasement purposes (which doesn&#8217t fit McD&#8217s M.O.)? I guess the other problem you run into is the possibility of getting TT hurt on such a play.

I think they are doing right by him, trying to groom him into a Quarterback, not a &#8220gadget player.&#8221 It&#8217s delayed gratification; don&#8217t use him much as a rookie (take the heat from press and dumb fans), develope a better long term Quarterback later.

ps, I love the citing of TT&#8217s COLLEGE running stats! What was the purpose of that? I bet his HS rushing stats were even better, why not mention those. While we&#8217re at it, TT played a game of Madden &#821698 and rushed for 250 yards using Barry Sanders&#8230

Posted by RalphW on 2010-09-28 13:46:50

Thanks Doug.

Great links to Ted&#8217s article and to Football Outsiders.

I agree 100% with TB. This is a team that can hang, and beat, any team on any given day.

I look at the Colts game and saw a different demeanor from coaches and players as compared to last year.

Last season, the team seemed surprised they could HANG with the Colts. This year, they are just pissed they did not beat them when they knew they should have. I am hoping this is the mental spike the team needed to now go out and put their foot on the throat of opponents from now on and keep it on.